An Idea Needs Input *fanfic*

[hinatatsuki.livejournal.com]

Okay so I'm starting a fanfic, or thinking of starting another one.

And here is what I have thus far for a summary:

G-c: Hey out there. A new season has started and thanks to the many horror shows I’ve been watching, I have decided to make a fanfic about the idea of the afterlife. Hopefully you’re all up to date on the show so I don’t have to make spoiler warnings. This fanfic is going to take place at the end of season four and the beginning of season five since I need semi-solid ground to get this idea rolling.

 

Summary: She was found shot in the head, her own fingerprints all over the gun. It was a typical suicide case, right? Wrong. Elle Greenaway wouldn’t have killed herself and her old team was well aware of that. Right? Derek doesn’t know what to think and claims she just had too much stress. Garcia and JJ are just speechless but Hotch and Reid are certain this wasn’t a suicide. And where is Rossi in all this? With Hotch and Reid busy recovering how can they prove Elle was killed? And is there really life after death? Or is it just death after life?

Yeah, I want a supernatural feel. The pairing will be a mix of Elle/Hotch and Elle/Reid.

Tell me if I should start it or drop it?

Comments

[infinitlight.livejournal.com]

Sounds like an interesting idea.

Maybe you could find a beta-reader or first reader to help you hash out the details and plot? It sounds like you're not very confident about writing it, so "talking" out the details might help.

Fanfiction.net has a beta service if you're searching.

[hinatatsuki.livejournal.com]

Well I don't really like using beta-readers. And I'm only asking about this, because as I look at the community for fanfics in this fandom I see a lot of Hotch/Reid patterns and other pairs that don't float my boat. So I just don't want to write something that isn't anyone's cup of tea.

I'm not trying to please everyone of course because I know if someone doesn't like the idea they probably won't read it.

I've published over 30 stories on ff.net so I know how works, though I guess I'm looking for the blunt postive/negative feedback and if something's unclear or if I should go ahead and just write a chapter and see what is said after that.

Since CM is my newest craze, I still feel like I haven't earned a place to publish things yet. (I've seen ALL of csi: miami so there, I feel like I've seen it all I can put my two cents in) Whereas with Crimina Minds I've seen 1-3 season, parts of four and am keeping up with 5 right now...I guess if anything I think the ff.net community has a mainsteeem that I feel out of place in, though I don't think that would stop me from posting.

[infinitlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay. I suspect it's probably more rewarding to write a story that you *know* is good, rather than a possibly substandard story that you write and post because you think it will be more popular. But if you're an experienced writer you probably know more about that than me.

[pink-siamese.livejournal.com]

I'll be honest---I think it's a great idea, but I also think that it might not be very popular. If the story is in your head, write it. Don't give a shit what anyone else thinks.